Storm Throws a Wrench Into Holiday Travel
Thousands of passengers were grounded during a snowstorm at Reno-Tahoe International Airport on its busiest weekend of the year.
At nearby Lake Tahoe and elsewhere in the Sierra Nevada, the storm dumped up to 18 inches of snow and delayed thousands of Thanksgiving holiday motorists heading over mountain passes.
Sixty-nine flights at the airport were canceled or delayed during a seven-hour period after a malfunction in equipment used to guide pilots when visibility was poor.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a combination of bad weather and equipment failure forced the suspension of flights.
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